2007 Cannes Film Festival

Countless well-known stories and movies are able to tell your typical love story in a way which is appealing to all. The director, Warwick Thornton and author, Nicolas Sparks are able to express the theme of love in two totally opposite ways. Samson and Delilah and The Longest Ride share many common approaches to love, but also several different ways which is able to decide whether one is favoured over the other or more successful. The book ‘The Longest Ride’ and movie ‘Samson and Delilah’…

One life, one childhood, and one adulthood is all we are given. Mom, this letter is for you and for my healing. My youngest memory consists of sitting under the stairs in the first house that you had with your new husband. You and him were fighting, always fighting. I sat under the stairs terrified with my older brother, do you realize that I predicted your divorce years before it actually happened? Every time I spell that word “Fight”, I remember my brother teaching me. I wrote it on the…

Review Essay “Gravity they say you can’t fight it. Well, I disagree. what if love was stronger than gravity?” (2012) The movie Upside down written and directed by Juan Solana’s. Juan Solana dose an outstanding job at telling a classic love story between two lovers from opposite worlds while giving it a strange yet appealing twist. This PG-13 dramatic romance was released in 2012 and was viewed and loved by many. Actors Kristen Dunset (Playing Eden) and Jim Sturgess (Playing Adam) come from very…

Really, I can do it! I never believe that there is a day when a timid person like me dare stand up to protect myself in front of others. Three years ago, I decided to move to the United States with my husband and my son. Three months after, I realized that my broken English prevented me from communicating with people around me and from adapting myself to this new, challenging environment. Therefore, I got up my nerve and enrolled in a free English class for non-native English speakers in an…

Books, movies, and even games have remade vampires for years. It’s been dragged out and overdone, so much to where it becomes boring and repetitive. I’ve always thought of these entertainments as overrated. A love story between mythical creatures and mortals have become predictable and an absolute cliche. Despite all of these opinions that could turn any face anyway from a story containing the drama between creatures with sharp teeth and pale skin, Reckoning is a sizable exception. Furthermore,…

His Glare Today was exhausting. I had a lot on my mind when I finally arrived home and settled into my bed. All I could think about was the load of paperwork that my boss had assigned me. The only good thing was that this occupied my mind and temporarily distracted me from thinking about my mom. Not that I really wanted to forget her, but times had been rough lately. Especially with Elias... My mother was a wilting plant. I still recall the doctor telling me that she didn't have much time…

It was around nine at night and I was preparing for the party. By prepare, I mean utterly destroy my hair with an ample amount of hairspray. I wore jeans that weren 't too tight or too baggy and a decent red/black plaid shirt. If my mom has taught me anything, it 's definitely fashion and style. The goal is to completely alter your appearance, to the point where you barely even recognize yourself. Since my hair was awful, as usual, I decided to wear a beanie. Suddenly, I heard a honk from…

I looked at my ragged blue clothes, knowing that I wasn’t where I belong. Tris and Tobias were leaving, and I wouldn’t be going with. Looking at my sister, I saw how much she could help the world. “Are you guys ready to go?” Tobias walked up with his usual swagger. “I’m not going with you guys.” I began to lie about why I would not come with them. Tris engulfed me in a hug. While waving goodbye, I watched them walk off; I turned around and began walking toward the tall glass building that…

It is well known that when socializing it is expected of you to look straight ahead and pay attention to the person with eye contact. This norm is used to control people when they are talking to people, as a way of ensuring the said person is paying attention to the conversation. This week when I go to class or when anyone is talking to me I will do everything normally, except look at the person speaking. I will look up at the ceiling or some other fixed point in the room, focusing on it and not…

Lilly walked down the hospital ward to see her brother, who was still unconscious, thanks to his concussion. Bandages covered his right eye and most of his head, leaving his left eye, mouth and nose as the only thing that could be seen on his face. His body lay as still as death, hands over his chest, a tube in his throat, to feed him when necessary. Lilly shivered at the sight of her injured brother, so still, unlife like. He seemed like an object instead of a kind and loving brother that she…